Week 18: Trail of Tears and Hill Cumorah
Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.
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| Joseph Smith Teaching the Indigenous from the Book of Mormon written by an indigenous prophet |
Topics for Week 18
Trail of Tears
The Hill Cumorah
Joseph Smith
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Discussion Questions
Trail of Tears
To where did members of the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations walk?
What basic human rights were violated when these people were forced to move?
The Hill Cumorah
What indigenous book was buried in this hill?
Joseph Smith
Who did Joseph Smith see in a heavenly vision?
Discuss utopian societies. How was Joseph Smith's Nauvoo different than Thomas More's Utopia or the one described in the Communist Manifesto?
How did the Missouri Compromise affect how citizens of Illinois viewed Nauvoo's rising political power?